Taneti Vanitha

Taneti Vanitha is an Indian politician, former Minister of Home Affairs, Prison, Fire Services and Disaster Management^[1] in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and a Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kovvur, West Godavari district. She got majority of about 25000 votes in the 2019 Indian general election.^[2] She served as the Minister of Home, Prisons, Fire Services of Andhra Pradesh since 2022 till 2024.

Taneti Vanita
Minister of Home Affairs and Disaster Management Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 11 April 2022 – 4 June 2024
Governor	Biswabhusan Harichandan S. Abdul Nazeer
Chief Minister	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded by	Mekathoti Sucharitha
Succeeded by	Vangalapudi Anitha
Minister of Women and Child Welfare Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 8 June 2019 – 7 April 2022
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan Biswabhusan Harichandan
Chief Minister	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded by	Paritala Sunitha
Succeeded by	K. V. Ushashri Charan
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
In office 2019–2024
Preceded by	Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar
Succeeded by	Muppidi Venkateswara Rao
Constituency	Kovvur
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Maddala Sunitha
Succeeded by	Muppidi Venkateswara Rao
Constituency	Gopalapuram
Personal details
Born	(1973-06-24) 24 June 1973 (age 51) Gopalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political party	YSR Congress Party
Other political affiliations	Telugu Desam Party
Occupation	Politician

Career

Vanitha was elected as MLA for Gopalapuram on Telugu Desam Party ticket but defected to YSR Congress party in November 2012.^[3][4] She came out of TDP due to its stand on Andhra Pradesh bifurcation and then joined YSR Congress Party. In 2019, she contested from Kovvuru as YSRCP candidate and won with a majority of 25000 votes and was appointed Minister of Women and Child Welfare in Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry.^[5] In April 2022 cabinet reshuffle, Vanitha was appointed Minister for Home and Disaster Management.^[6][7]